The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-25

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OF the State Of Louisiana for the purnoa,
OF submitting to the property tax payer
oi alexandra the question of five mil
Y tax Tor ten years in aid of the Louisian,
, and Arkansas Railroad or assigns said fiyv
MUS on the dollar to be levied and collec
Tea annually upon the taxable propert,
3 situateu within the corporate limits 81
SAID city for the period of ten consecutive
f years; provided the said Louisiana and
Arkansas Railroad shall construct and
Duiid a standard guage railroad from
brinkley, in the State of Arkansas tn and
into the corporate limits of Alexandra. in
the Parish Of Rapides, and shall com.
mence the building thereof by the first Of
February, 1890; provided further. that
when the said company shall have com
pieted the aforesaid standard guape rail-
road from Alexandria or Pineville to Har-
rlsonburg, in Catahoula Parish, then the
hrst annual payment of the aforesaid five
mill tax shall be paid to the said Louisi-
ana and Arkansas Railroad or it's assigns.
be 1T further ordained and enacted,
mat at the same time and place special
election be ordered and held under the
general election laws of the State of Lou
lslana, submitting to the property tax
payers the question Of five mill tax for
three years for the purpose of purchasing
thirty acres Of land adjoining the corpo
rate limits of the City of Alexandria, the
SAID land to be donated to the Louisiana
and Arkansas Railroad or its assigns; pro-
vlded, that SAID Louisiana and Arkansas
railroad, or it's assigns, shall construct.
Dnlid and maintain permanently thereon
ITS machine shops, repair shops, depot
buildings and terminal facilities, and to
De used for no other purposes; and proyi-
ded further, that the said railroad compa-
ny. shall not ask for the donation of the
thirty acres of land provided for in this
ordinance until said railroad company is
ready to commence the construction of
their depot and terminal facilities in the
City of Alexandria.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
said election shall be held at the regular
polling place of the said city, and the bal
LOU used for the said election shall have
printed or written thereon ''For the Tax"
or Against the Tax" and the name of
the voter shall be written on the ticket
cast by the voter together with the num-
Der of the vote.
He 1T further ordained, etc., That the
said election he held on Monday, the 9th
day OF June, 1887, and that the commits
"oA" VI o'cttoll 10 ne appointed make
returns OF said election Oh Tuesday, the
18th day of June, 1887.
BE it further ordained, etc., That the
taxes shall be collected from
time to time by the City Collector of the
City of Alexandria, and that he shall be
entitled to charge 2! per cent for said col
lection, and that he give bond in the sum
Of one thousand dollars for the said col
lection.
Be it further enacted, etc, That the fol-
lowing named citizens having been an
pointed Commissioners of Election, this
Will be obeyed and respected accordingly:
NJ. Paul, Sam Fellows, A. P. Williams.
lhey are instructed to open the polls at
a.: M, and close same at y. M.
The yeas and nays being called on the
adoption of the above ordinance resulted
IS follows:
For adoption-sullivan, McGiunis and
Essential c
Against adoption-Gossens and Irving. !,
On motion the Board then adjourned. !
THOMAS CRAWLEY,
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Sccceta.y.